あの男は自分の名前さえも書けない。

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あの男は自分の名前さえも書けない。

English Translation

That man can not so much as write his name.

Furigana

あの男(おとこ)は自分(じぶん)の名前(なまえ)さえも書(か)けない。

Romanji

Ano otoko wa jibun no namae sae mo kakenai.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other